News & Perspectives
A transition can be a moment for celebration—an opportunity to both look ahead to the future and recognize the past. On November 18, 2022, the Fund welcomed S. Mandisa Moore-O’Neal…
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…of their undergraduate journey. Gabriela has worked closely with the Loisaida Center to help bring their online civic engagement series to life, working alongside Lower East Side community members and…
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…on projects to increase access to green spaces for New York State’s marginalized communities. Sori hopes to pursue a career in creating inclusive environments and strategies, particularly for underserved communities….
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…she plans to increase direct engagement with community members, organizations, and educational institutions to understand, address, and implement strategies to increase access and success in youth programming in the community….
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…E-Tech Chargers robotics team and created and taught a new AP Computer Science A course, which includes a strong focus on recruiting underrepresented female students. During his first year of…
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…Western Queens Community Land Trust combined the two. She learned about the viability of the community land trust to keep land permanently affordable and generated a community-engagement strategy for a…
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…best serve the Sunset Park community. To reach residents unable to commute to the library, she created a mobile tent for community events and coordinated the weekly presence of the…
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…their neighborhood. Many of the strong personal relationships they have with the community have developed over years, but as Neighborhood Coordination Officers, they are now viewed as integral community partners….
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…deep love and commitment for her community is always apparent,” said Emiko Otsubo, Chief Operating Officer for DOHMH. “She is really the whole package when it comes to being a…
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…Brooklyn Community Board 4, the panel features Hon. Gale A. Brewer, Council Member for the 6th District, Rosie Mendez, Director of Legislation & Policy for NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams,…
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…as an AmeriCorps fellow at the Poughkeepsie City School District in the community schools department, which aims to bridge the gap between home, school, and community. Her projects included organizing…
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…for Community Participatory Research. Afterwards, she continued her interest in community development in Nepal and India, studying the effects of rapid and unplanned urbanization on youth in developing countries. Taylor…
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